Although 44 percent of all adults are unmarried, most churches
are focused on marriage and families--and so miss many
opportunities to reach out as well as to benefit from all that
singles can offer to the church.
Here at last is an up-to-date, comprehensive handbook to single
adult ministry. Based on his over twenty-five years of experience,
Dennis Franck offers church leaders guidance on all aspects of this
often-overlooked ministry, including:
-understanding singles' diverse life situations and needs
-developing a biblical philosophy of ministry
-the practical aspects of building a ministry
Pastors and lay leaders will gratefully welcome this new in-depth
resource to guide their ministry to, for, and through single
adults.
Is your church meeting the needs of single adults?
Although 44 percent of all adults are unmarried, most churches are
focused on marriage and families. As a result, they miss many
opportunities to reach out--as well as to benefit from the
abilities and resources singles have to offer the church.
Dennis Franck, who has been working in single adult ministry for
over twenty-five years, now offers you an up-to-date, comprehensive
handbook on reaching out to single adults of all ages and life
experiences. You'll find in-depth guidance on all aspects of single
adult ministry, including:
• understanding single adults' diverse life situations and
needs
• developing a biblical philosophy of ministry
• the practical aspects of building a single adult ministry
Whether you're a pastor or a lay church leader, this handbook
offers you everything you need to help guide your ministry to, for,
and through single adults.
"Reaching Single Adults is an important book that needs to
be read by every pastor and Christian educator, as well as by every
parent of a single adult who is concerned by the marginalization of
the unmarried in the body of Christ. Dennis Franck does not just
rehearse the problem or lambaste church leaders. He passionately
offers solid, seasoned guidance on how to reach America's greatest
mission field. Only a leader long in this field could have written
such a resource for effective ministry."--Harold Ivan Smith,
speaker and author
"Dennis Franck uses his years of experience to lay a firm
foundation for a local church to begin ministry to the single
adults in its community. Readers will gain a wealth of information
based on Franck's research as well as his practical experience.
With the increasing single adult population and the seemingly
decreasing attention given by churches to single adults,
Reaching Single Adults is a must-read for church
leaders."--Linda G. Hardin, general coordinator, single adult
ministries, Church of the Nazarene
Dennis Franck has been leading single adult ministries for more than two decades. He has written many articles and book chapterson the issues of single adult living and ministry and served on the board of the Network of Single Adult Leaders. He is currently the director of Single Adult and Young Adult Ministries for the Assemblies of God.